UNSC Saratoga

Saratoga
Ship history
	Unified Earth Government
Name:	Saratoga
Class:	Paris-class heavy frigate
Namesake:	Battle of Saratoga
Operator:	UNSC Navy
Manufacturer:	SinoViet Heavy Machinery
Status:	Active as of August 2552
General characteristics Type: Frigate Length: 535 meters (1,755 ft) Width: 199 meters (652 ft) Mass: 1.3 million tonnes Power plant: Fusion reactor Maneuver drive: Fusion drive (2 primary, 6 secondary) Slipspace drive: Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine Complement: D77-TC Pelican dropships GA-TL1 Longswords Hull: 60cm Titanium-A armor Armaments: 1 light 65P8V1 Magnetic Accelerator Cannon 3 M2475 Shiva nuclear missile silos 26 M58 Archer missile pods 12 M870 Rampart point defense guns 12 M2950 Harpoon nuclear missile silos Air facilities: One primary hangar bay located in the lower mast of the ship

The UNSC Saratoga was a Paris-class heavy frigate in the UNSC Navy. It was assigned to the Epsilon Eridani Fleet.

History

On August 12, 2552, during the Battle at Szurdok Ridge, the Saratoga, as well as the UNSC Grafton, provided air support for UNSC forces engaging the Covenant on the ground. Though Grafton was destroyed when a Sh'wada-pattern supercarrier, Long Night of Solace, emerged from cloak, Saratoga narrowly escaped.

Trivia

• It is possible that the UNSC Saratoga was named in honor of the Battle of Saratoga, which occurred during the American Revolution, therefore carrying on a lineage of United States Navy ships named in honor of the battle.
• Like the Grafton and the Savannah, the Saratoga did not have its hull classification symbol painted on its bow.

Gallery

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  The Saratoga holding position above Szurdok Ridge.

List of appearances

• Halo: Reach (First appearance)